Famous Names

These are the names that are known throughout Volara, divided into three groups: contemporary names, historical names, and organizations.

These names include the rich, the powerful, the influential, and the infamous: the good, the bad, and the morally ambiguous.

While not every person on the planet has heard all these names, the average person (regardless of lifestyle) will know almost all the historical names, about half of the contemporary names, and all of the organizations. Most adventurers would know more of the contemporary names, depending on that adventurer’s field (obviously, a bard would know more names than a barbarian, but a fighter or mage may know just as many).

The entry for each name gives the common knowledge about that person/organization. Extra information may be given at character creation, based on the player’s choice of class, race, and knowledge skill (and if the player wants to know more).

Special thanks to GM, SJ, BP, and JJ. They know why.